Rachel Goode is an award-winning singer from Ballinasloe in Co Galway.
Technically accomplished, Rachel is a Classically trained Soprano and while still dipping her toe in classical music she also has a strong love for Folk music as she grew up immersed in singing and listening to the genre.
She has a bachelor’s of Music degree from DIT, a Master of Arts in Performance from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and a Masters in Music Education from the University of Limerick.
Rachel has had a lot of TV success and in 2009 represented the West of Ireland on the first series of The All Ireland Talent Show.
She was also a finalist in the 2022 Eurosong competition on The Late Late Show on RTE, and a finalist in the 2022 series of Glor Tire on TG4.
The Galway lady is no stranger to the stage and has performed in all the major venues throughout Ireland including The Bord Gais Energy Theatre, The National Opera House, and The Helix just to name a few.
Inspired by singers such as Maura O’Connell and Eva Cassidy, her style is Folk with a touch of blues and Americana as can be heard in her strong vocals.
Her most recent single ‘Keg Of Brandy’ which released in April received much high praise from the likes of Hot Press, RTE Entertainment, Sunday World, Pure Mzine, Lonely Oak Radio, Galway Bay FM, Corks Red FM, Shannonside FM, Loughrea FM and many many more.
Now with her third single from her upcoming debut folk album on the horizon, Rachel hopes to keep building her mark on Ireland’s music scene.
Blue Kentucky Blues tells the story of a hobo who learned the blues on the harmonica as he rode the rail. He now returns to the mountains to play out his final tunes with the ghosts of the Kentucky mountains. Recorded completely live in the studio , this folk song has very strong Americana, Bluegrass, Country and Blues influences which can be heard right away. The song is written by Johnny B Broderick and Ger O’Donnell, who also wrote “My refuge” for Dolores Keane.